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City Council to seek election to replace Agelasto

Richmond City Council set the stage this week for a special election on Nov. 5 to replace Councilman Parker C. Agelasto as the 5th District representative. The council voted Monday to petition Richmond Circuit Court to set the election to coincide with the November general election in which voters will select representatives to the General Assembly.

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Stars continue to align for VUU

Virginia Union University is headed to Bowie State with a four-game winning streak, the wind at its back and yet another overnight sensation in its evolving rotation.

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Alabama rolls to national championship in overtime victory

The University of Alabama’s football team is made up almost entirely of players from the South, but there’s always room for a talented newcomer from far away.

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Salacious FBI file on Dr. King shows extent to which agency tried to discredit him

A newly released secret FBI dossier on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. alleges that the noted civil rights leader was “a slow thinker” who had ties to the Community Party, used the Southern Christian Leadership Council as “a tax dodge,” and engaged in a string of extramarital affairs and sex orgies that produced a love child.

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Quarterback showdown gearing up for Super Bowl LII

“Fly, Eagles, Fly,” the Philadelphia Eagles fight song, is unofficially No. 1 on the pop charts these days in the City of Brotherly Love.  

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Leonard and George may boost Clippers to first NBA crown

If the NBA’s Los Angeles Clippers are looking for a catch phrase for next season, “Home Sweet Home” might do.

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Veterans Administration revises policy on religious displays

In the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision permitting a cross to remain on a public highway, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has revised its policies on religious symbols in displays at VA facilities.

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John Marshall’s Isaiah Todd wins gold in Argentina

Isaiah Todd is returning from South America with a gold medal.

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Miller and son are dynamic duo at VSU

Toddler steals hearts of basketball team and fans

Amesha Miller is more than just a student-athlete at Virginia State University. She’s that rare student-athlete and mother.

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Future of food

VSU Harding Street Urban Agriculture Center uses cutting-edge technology to grow fish, vegetables

A former recreation building in historic downtown Petersburg has been transformed by Virginia State University into an innovative center for urban food production.

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Drums, dance play greater role in worship services

U.S. congregations are marching to the beat of their own drums now more than ever.

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Deathbed letter by former NYPD officer tells of conspiracy to kill Malcolm X

Almost 56 years to the day of the Feb. 21, 1965 assassination of Malcolm X, the slain leader’s daughters and noted civil rights attorney Benjamin Crump are shining a light on those whom they believe are responsible for the heartless murder.

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Curry rightly earns MVP crown after averaging 31.2 points in Finals

Legends such as Bill Russell, Magic Johnson, Michael Jordan, LeBron James and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar all visited the NBA mountaintop. Now it’s Steph Curry’s turn to enjoy the view from the best seat on the summit.

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World premiere musical ‘Gabriel’ portrays the statewide insurrection led by a slave

Finally, the long-awaited world premiere of a musical focusing on Gabriel and the slave rebellion he almost pulled off in Richmond 222 years ago is set to go at the Firehouse Theatre next week.

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School Board rejects Kamras budget plan; misses deadline set by mayor

The Richmond School Board is still trying to come up with a finished spending plan to send to City Hall so it can be included in the proposed 2022-23 budget that Mayor Levar M. Stoney will present to City Council on Friday, March 4.

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Free Press announces new hires, summer interns from Stanford, VCU

Managing editor Bonnie Newman Davis recognized during Black journalists convention

The Richmond Free Press continues to expand, with two summer interns helping to cover some of the most important topics for the Richmond community and longtime contributors joining the staff in a full-time or extended capacity.

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Economic inequality places most risk for eviction on Black people, poor, by Charlene Crowell

For the first time in more than two decades of research, every state now has renters who are nearing a financial breaking point in housing affordability. New research released by Har- vard’s Joint Center for Housing Studies (JCHS), and Moody’s Analytics independently reach the same conclusion: Consumers are struggling with a growing percentage of their incomes going toward keeping a roof over their heads.

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Dr. James Edward Leary, who pastored churches for more than 60 years, dies at 86

Dr. James Edward Leary, who marched with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in civil rights protests in the 1960s and provided pastoral services for 60 years to at least 12 churches in Richmond and other states, died Friday, July 23, 2021.

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Charles A. Gill Sr., who shared a big lottery win to help the Richmond community, succumbs at 63

Struggling to make ends meet for his family, Charles Allen Gill Sr. sought to change his luck and became an instant millionaire in the process.

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Richmonders react to new CDC mask guidelines

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated its COVID-19 guidance May 13 saying its safe for fully vaccinated people to remove their masks in most settings, both outside and indoors.